title: [A woman with an abnormality in the lung].
abstract: A 54-year-old woman was referred to the radiology department for an X-ray of her shoulder because of shoulder ache. Coincidentally, the X-ray showed an abnormality in the right lung. The abnormality was confirmed on chest X-ray, and a CT-scan showed a branching tubular structure with distal air trapping. This finding is pathognomonic for congenital bronchial atresia, a rare congenital abnormality. Usually this is a coincidental finding, because it is not associated with any clinical symptoms or signs. Treatment or follow-up is not necessary.
authors.affiliation: Albert Schweitzer ziekenhuis, afd. Radiologie, Dordrecht, the Netherlands. i.hooker@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Izyocat D D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Hooker
authors.forename: Tadek R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hendriksz
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed